But there are bones of contention, certainly from time to time. One of them is water. In 1944, the United States and Mexico entered into a water treaty. The enforcement of [the 1944 water treaty] has been fraught with problems and resulted in tremendous hardship and loss of jobs in the Rio Grande Valley. Thanks to President Trump and Secretary Rollins. Now I think we're in a better place than we were in terms of delivery of water to our South Texas farmers. (00:30–00:41)
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Asserts that enforcement issues with the 1944 water treaty have caused economic hardship and job loss in the Rio Grande Valley.
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